Hamilton retires after 36 years
Henry H. Hamilton, New Century Energies president of energy supply, retired Monday after 36 years, 5 months of service to customers of Southwestern Public Service Co. and parent company New Century. PM

Time Warner drops ABC from cable systems
NEW YORK - In an escalating corporate dispute, ABC was blacked out in the homes of 3.5 million Time Warner cable customers around the country Monday - just as the "sweeps" period was beginning and Regis Philbin was about to quiz celebrities on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire."

Taxi drivers ground passengers at DFW
GRAPEVINE - Judd Gilgen was not off to a good start. The Arkansas businessman's flight into Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport was delayed 30 minutes because of wet weather, and now that he was grounded, there was no ride in sight.

Wells Fargo's ATMs to Link with Web for news, ads
SAN FRANCISCO - Wells Fargo Bank will announce plans today to hook up thousands of its automated teller machines nationwide to the Internet, becoming the first U.S. bank to attempt to transform its ATMs from simple cash dispensers into full-fledged financial kiosks. PM

Worth a Fortune
Here are the Texas companies in the Fortune 500 ranking of the nation's largest companies, compiled by Fortune magazine on the basis of 1999 revenue. Each entry includes rank, name of company, headquarters, last year's rank and 1999 revenue in billions of dollars.

Workforce: Quality is part of everyone's job
Amarillo College, in association with Quality Amarillo and the West Texas Chapter of the American Society for Quality, will present "Quest for Excellence VII," a conference on quality.

Wells Fargo Arrives
The Norwest Bank in Canyon changed its name to Wells Fargo during April and Norwest Mortgage in Amarillo was renamed Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. Wells Fargo & Co. bought Norwest Corp. during a 1998 banking merger.

BellSouth, SBC combine services
NEW YORK (AP) - BellSouth Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. plan to combine their wireless phone businesses to create the second-largest player in the U.S. wireless market.

Miller honored
Don Taylor of West Texas A&M University business resources, congratulates business woman Barbara Miller during an April reception in her honor.

Sugar, sugar everywhere - taxpayers may foot bill
Got a sweet tooth? Uncle Sam wants you! The government is thinking of buying 250,000 tons of surplus sugar to pump up its domestic price. But then what will officials do with all that sugar, enough to fill up two-thirds of the Empire State Building?

Insurance: Life insurance depends on circumstances of your life
Life insurance, more than most of the goods and services you buy, is tied to the circumstances of your life. You buy life insurance, initially, to protect your family from financial loss stemming from your death. You tie the amount of your life insurance to the money your family will need to pay off debts, provide an income, put children through college and cover other financial commitments.

Fed economist expects technology boom
Electricity sparked the remarkable changes and economic prosperity in 20th Century America. But today the computer is fueling the powerful economic engine of the 21st century, says Michael Cox, senior vice president and chief economist of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

Business Net
Aircraft production work continued on the V-22 Osprey tiltrotors in Amarillo - as U.S. Marine Corps officials began gathering information to determine the cause

Doggie ER
Veterinarian Dr. Janice Wolf-Vaughn and dog Nikki pose in front of the new Amarillo Small Animal Emergency Clinic at 4119 Business Park Drive. The ER, served by Amarillo veterinarians, is open nights and weekends.

Real Estate: Internet bringing changes to real estate
Consumers are not the only ones who are drowning in the ocean of information now flooding the Internet. Internet-empowered consumers are influencing change in tidal proportions, and a sea of transformation faces real estate, and the practitioners therein, as well.

Analysts to address PPROA
Robert Bradley, head of the Institute for Energy Research in Houston, will discuss trade protectionism in the oil industry at the annual membership breakfast of the Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association convention.

Family takes pride in restaurant
Shortly before noon the lunch crowd starts ambling in for enchiladas and hamburgers. Inside, the crew has been setting up, filling the warming bin with tortilla chips and the serving dishes with home-made hot sauce, and taking care of such other necessities as the ice tea dispensers and rolling silverware in napkins.

Small Business: Celebrate Small Business Week
President Clinton has proclaimed May 12-17 as National Small Business Week to celebrate the contribution of America's 25 million small businesses, from mom and pop businesses to high tech companies.

Clubs, Conventions & Associations
May conventions, meetings and business events information for Amarillo are supplied by the Amarillo Convention & Visitor Council, the Chamber of Commerce, individual clubs and associations.

Jenna Beth Whisenhunt
Mike and Suzy Whisenhunt of 2223 Locust St. announce the engagement of their daughter, Jenna Beth, to Barry Jay Cochran.

Julie Leann McCarty
Carl and Marilyn McCarty of Texline announce the engagement of their daughter, Julie Leann, to Micah Deason.

Callie Brinkley
Calvin and Leisa Brinkley of Panhandle announce the engagement of their daughter, Callie, to Mark Land.

Elizabeth Leigh Pelton
Robbin Pelton of 7214 Jameson Road announces the engagement of her daughter, Elizabeth Leigh, to Louis Shawn Kirchdorfer. The bride-elect also is the daughter of the late Wayne Pelton.

Amy Lynn Guyton
Glenda Keith Guyton of Borger announces the engagement of her daughter, Amy Lynn, to Hugh L. Cooley III. The bride-elect also is the daughter of the late Dr. Walter R. Guyton. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James R. Guyton and the late Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Keith.

Jamae Pitzer
Jo and Dr. Jeff Lunday and Jim and Katherine Pitzer, all of Weatherford, Okla., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jamae Pitzer, to Robert Fulton.

Toni Braxton is back
LOS ANGELES - Toni Braxton burst onto the pop scene in 1993, with the release of her self-titled debut solo recording on LaFace Records. It sold several million copies and got Braxton the Grammy for best new artist.

16-year-old carves path in country music
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - Trailing a whiff of coconut oil, Jessica Andrews ducks into the bathroom of her tour bus to assess the results of a poolside afternoon in the Florida sun. The mirror shows overall improvement in the tan, but burn on the legs.

Children in downtown Galveston continue to battle lead poisoning
GALVESTON (AP) - Lead poisoning continues to be a major health problem for children who live in the downtown Galveston area as nearly 25 percent of youngsters living in one zip code in 1998 had some of the higher blood-lead levels in Texas and the nation.

Two Caprock athletes win John McGuire Scholarship
Sunday night, Javier Barrera dreamed he won a much-needed scholarship. Monday afternoon, that dream came to fruition as Barrera and fellow Caprock student Tori Adams became co-winners of the John McGuire Memorial Scholarship.

Lubbock newspaper turns 100 years old
From the birth of a university to a devastating tornado to the tragically short career of a rock legend, The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal has brought local news to the doorsteps of the South Plains for 100 years.

Rotary conference set May 18-21 in Lubbock
The Rotary District Conference from May 18-21 in Lubbock is expected to draw numerous attendees from Rotary District 5730's more than 2,500 members in the West Texas regions of the Panhandle, South Plains and Permian Basin, according to information from the organization.

Trial begins in smothering case
TULIA - The stepfather of a 14-month-old Tulia boy who died in 1989 faces life in prison as his trial begins at 9 a.m. today at the Swisher County Courthouse in Tulia.

Plainview Cattle Drive begins today
PLAINVIEW - The Plainview Cattle Drive begins today with the welcoming home of its painted Fiberglas herd at four area parks, according to a Plainview Chamber of Commerce news release.

AISD trustees honor 36 schools
Amarillo Independent School District trustees honored 36 schools that received exemplary and recognized ratings in the state's accountability system. Superintendent Bob Moore read the requirements and named the schools during Monday's special meeting.

4 Globe-News employees receive APME awards
IRVING (AP) - Four members of the Amarillo Globe-News staff received awards from the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors at the group's annual meeting on Saturday and Sunday.

Fire causes smoke damage to library
A small fire sparked by a stove burner caused extensive smoke damage to the East Branch Public Library at 2232 S.E. 27th Ave. Monday night.

`Romeo and Juliet' unusually well done
With "Romeo and Juliet," Stage Right Theatre pulls off what's surely one of the more unusual productions to grace an Amarillo stage, and it's the stage itself that's so unusual.

Reception to honor History Makers
The Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum will join the Amarillo Globe-News in saluting 100 History Makers of the High Plains at a May 19 reception and open house at the museum in Canyon. PM

Bulletin Board
If there's a horse lover in the family, or you yourself have nursed a secret hankerin' to ride one, save some time Saturday to drop by the American Quarter Horse Heritage Center & Museum.PM

San Diego makes changes in bullpen
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The San Diego Padres started retooling their porous bullpen on Monday by optioning right-hander Will Cunnane to Triple-A Las Vegas and recalling right-hander Buddy Carlyle.

Rangers overtake O's
BALTIMORE (AP) - The Texas Rangers ended a miserable month by finally playing a game befitting their stature as defending American League West champions.

Boston thumps Detroit, 10-6
BOSTON (AP) - Detroit broke its 25-inning scoreless streak against Boston, but the Red Sox scored in six of the first seven innings and beat the Tigers 10-6 on Monday night.

Allenby gets first victory on fourth playoff hole
THE WOODLANDS (AP) - Robert Allenby, after watching Craig Stadler miss three chances at a playoff victory, made a 10-foot par putt on the fourth extra hole Sunday to win the Houston Open for his first PGA Tour title.

Dillas share wealth in 10-3 win
After less than a week of preparation, Amarillo Dillas manager Daren Brown got exactly what he was looking for Sunday - another chance to get his pitching staff some work.

LJ's `lucky' bounce seals Knicks' sweep
TORONTO (AP) - Larry Johnson had no trouble picking a nickname for the shot of the game, a 3-pointer that banked in off the backboard from a nearly straightaway angle.

Ranger hurlers look for new pitches in workouts
TAMPA, Fla. - Left-handed pitcher Kenny Rogers can still throw a fastball near 90 mph that comes in hard on a right-handed hitter. He can also throw an 84-mph fastball that sinks away from a right-handed hitter.

Stars firing more blanks
DALLAS (AP) - Ed Belfour is proving that his phenomenal goaltending in last year's playoffs was no fluke.

Rockies' Helton blasts three
DENVER (AP) - Todd Helton became the sixth player in Colorado history to hit three homers in a game, going 4-for-5 with five RBIs to lead the Rockies past the Montreal Expos 15-8 Monday night.

Iverson expected to play
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Allen Iverson has a chip fracture in his right ankle but is expected to play against Charlotte tonight in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series.

USGA sued over cart denied in senior event
AUSTIN (AP) - A former teaching pro who conducts golf clinics for the disabled filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the United States Golf Association for the right to use a cart during U.S. Senior Open qualifying.

Unit's 6-0 start ties mark
CHICAGO (AP) - Randy Johnson became just the third pitcher in modern baseball history to win six games in April, striking out 11 and giving up just five hits over seven innings Sunday as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0.

A scorcher of a victory
FONTANA, Calif. (AP) - The win in Sunday's NAPA Auto Parts 500 could hardly have come at a better time for Jeremy Mayfield and the Penske-Kranefuss team.

Astros blank Brewers
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Octavio Dotel combined with three relievers on a two-hitter, and Mitch Meluskey went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and three RBIs to lead the Houston Astros over the Milwaukee Brewers 5-0 Monday night.

Bourque Injured in Colorado's loss
DETROIT (AP) - Colorado defenseman Ray Bourque bruised his left foot Monday night in the Avalanche's playoff loss to the Detroit Red Wings and was forced to sit out the final period.

Young visits 49ers, discusses future
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Steve Young, the 38-year-old two-time NFL most valuable player honoree who is recovering from a series of concussions, is still trying to decide whether to resume his football career.

Unit's 6-0 start ties mark
CHICAGO (AP) - Randy Johnson became just the third pitcher in modern history to win six games in April, striking out 11 and giving up just five hits over seven innings Sunday as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0.

Road to Kentucky Derby no sentimental journey
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Harold Rose and Roger Velez might appear to be taking a sentimental journey with Hal's Hope in the Kentucky Derby. The 88-year-old owner-trainer and 43-year-old jockey have a different view.

Sharks fans await Eddie
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Ed Belfour is a hated man in San Jose, and it's not just because he shut out the Sharks in the first two games of their playoff series with the Dallas Stars.

Greyhounds' Clabaugh gets LSC Coaching honor
After leading Eastern New Mexico to a third-place finish in the Lone Star Conference South Division, Greyhounds coach Phil Clabaugh has been voted the LSC South coach of the year for 2000.

Red Wings derail Avalanche
DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Red Wings turned to their Russian connection for new life in their second-round playoff series with the Colorado Avalanche.

Higher ed retention rates probed
AUSTIN - Texas higher education institutions are far from fulfilling the promises they made to lawmakers in 1997 and 1999 to get an almost $1.4 billion increase in state funding, and a legislative panel wants to know why.

Tornadoes cause damage
ELBERT - Only at the insistence of her sister did JoAnn Phillips take refuge in a storm cellar. It saved her life.

Funding cut signals end of tobacco checks
HOUSTON (AP) - The Texas Department of Health is stopping its undercover "stings" targeting businesses that sell tobacco to minors because funding for the program has been cut.

Border counties threaten drug case ban
HARLINGEN (AP) - Saying they don't have the time or money to continue alone, prosecutors in several border counties are threatening to stop handling federal port of entry drug cases starting July 1 if the government doesn't start helping.

Court denies inmate review
HOUSTON (AP) - Gary Graham, one of Texas' most highly publicized condemned killers, was pushed a step closer to the death house Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to review his case.

TSTA seeks higher salaries
FORT WORTH (AP) - Members of the Texas State Teachers Association are pledging to fight harder for higher pay, improved benefits and better working conditions for public school employees in the next five years.

Level of Edwards Aquifer dropping
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The Edwards Aquifer has dropped below the level that triggers mandatory water restrictions for the region, prompting the aquifer authority to approve an emergency drought plan Monday.

At least 4 tornadoes touch down in state
At least four tornadoes ripped through a two-county area of North Texas on Sunday evening, including one that flattened a cotton gin, barns, several businesses and mobile homes in the Throckmorton County town of Elbert.

Cause of collapse found
COLLEGE STATION (AP) - A five-member commission was scheduled to release its findings today after a probe of how one of Texas A&M University's oldest traditions turned to tragedy last year. PM

Mass amnesty gives prisoners a new start
TAN MINH, Vietnam - As Vietnam celebrated, Vu Thi Hong Van marched out a prison gate Sunday in the country's biggest amnesty, heading off on a quest to reunite with the child she has not seen in 10 years.

Got allergies? Stay away from Oklahoma, expert says
OKLAHOMA CITY - For a state known for its tornadoes and severe thunderstorms, Oklahoma is also home to another natural phenomenon that hits thousands of people a day: one of the country's worst allergy seasons.

Agreement to keep highway open
LOS ALAMOS (AP) - The highway used by White Rock residents to travel to Santa Fe and Espanola will remain open after successful last-minute negotiations between the Department of Energy and San Ildefonso Pueblo.

Mexico pays tribute to hard-working beast
OTUMBA, Mexico (AP) - This mountain-pass town saluted international workers' day Monday with its annual homage to the hardest worker of all: Mexico's prized burro.

Police opt for safe seizures, agencies say
WASHINGTON - Police agencies, which rarely take children with a show of force, say they cannot recall anything like the Immigration and Naturalization Service operation that removed 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez from his relatives' home using an armed assault team.

Prison sweep nets arsenal
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - After a bloody inmate riot, security forces conducted a sweep in a high-security prison, confiscating two AK-47 assault rifles, as well as pistols and explosives, police said Monday.

Jet lag affects more than brain, study says
Jet lag happens not only in the brain but also separately in the liver, lungs and muscles as a whole watchmaker's shop worth of internal body clocks start to run out of sync, researchers said.

Cubans flock to Plaza rally on May Day
HAVANA (AP)- A sea of people stretching as far as the eye could see converged on Havana's sprawling Plaza of the Revolution for a May Day celebration today meant to be a crescendo in Cuba's campaign to return 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez to his homeland. PM

Soldier's remains finally identified
CARLSBAD (AP) - On May 15, 1975, Andres "Andy" Garcia was one of 18 soldiers lost or killed in a failed attempt to rescue an American cargo ship on a small island near Cambodia.

Vietnam celebrates
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Vietnam celebrated its stunning victory over the world's No. 1 superpower 25 years ago with a remarkably unwarlike parade Sunday and hopes it can battle its way out of poverty in the new millennium.

Researchers question care of preemies
CHICAGO (AP) - Doctors tend to underestimate premature babies' odds of survival and overestimate their chances of a serious handicap, and as a result, many such infants might not be getting proper care, researchers say.

Doctors study disorder
CHICAGO - The American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday issued its first guidelines for diagnosing attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, hoping to prevent merely rambunctious youngsters from being overmedicated while ensuring other children get the help they need.

Bush, Gore labor to keep pledges within budgets
WASHINGTON (AP) - George W. Bush and Al Gore are both straining to keep their promised tax cuts and spending boosts from the political sin of eroding Social Security surpluses, a close look at each candidate's budget plan shows.

Clinton calls for companies to ensure consumer privacy
YPSILANTI, Mich. - American consumers run too many risks as they unwittingly divulge growing amounts of personal and financial information, President Clinton said Sunday as he proposed reforms in the way banks, insurers and other corporations share information about their customers.

Conference targets turbulent teen years
Despite their loud sighs and complaints about being misunderstood, teen-agers need and want their parents involved in their lives, says first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, who today hosts a White House conference on helping families through the often-turbulent teen years. PM

Throngs of marchers ask for gay rights
WASHINGTON - Hundreds of thousands of gays and supporters marched Sunday on the Capitol, transforming the National Mall into a sea of multicolored flags and joining hands in a show of unity they hope will transform recent victories into wider protections for homosexuals.

Police search for escapees
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - Police searched Monday for four female inmates who escaped from a Bernalillo County satellite jail, thus increasing a few days' prospective jail time to a possibility of years in prison, jail director John Dantis said Monday.

Alamogordo students stage school walkout
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. - At least 1,000 students walked out of class Monday at Alamogordo High School in support of Principal John Jenkins, who resigned last week in the midst of a scandal over molestation charges against a teacher.

Philippine forces try to rescue 27 hostages
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines - Philippine forces sprayed tear gas Sunday into a tunnel complex where Muslim extremists were believed to have hidden at least some of the 27 hostages they have held for six weeks, officials said.